Chapter 80: A relaxing walk

Trace left the king's chambers and lingered outside for several moments before addressing the guards.

"The king told me to take a walk, but didn't specify when to be back. Any ideas on how long I should go?" He asked.

The two men seemed to stare past him, at the wall behind his head.

"Ok, well then, I'll be back... soon, I guess." He nodded slightly and moved away. They said nothing.

He slipped down the hallway, not knowing exactly how long he had. There wasn't too much in this part of the palace that he was familiar with, so he walked carefully onward away from the direction he had come with the ladies.

Two hallways later, he entered a place that rang a bell in his mind. Darting a glance around, he went to knock on a door that looked familiar.

After having failed to convince the king he should be careful about mental attacks, perhaps planting paranoia in the mind of one of the lords would help.